Kirk is the nicest guy. We stopped in today, after about two years since our last visit. Not only did he remember my fiancé and I, but he pulled a record out of a stack he was pricing that he knew I’d love - can’t believe he remembered after all this time! Rock on, Kirk!

Great choice of music. Adam is Great. I know him personally. Thank you for being concerned about our health and requiring masks and limiting the number of customers. Anyone who is ignorant enough to give a bad review, must have a problem following rules.

Has a pretty decent selection if you can buy anything at all. The owner was incredibly rude and didnt want customers so he didnt get my business.

What a dump virtually no stock not worth driving here….. owner Extremely rude

Very fun place! Loved the help as a newbie in the record game. Helped me find my very first record!

Horrible, horrible place. Stunk inside. Worthless records. Rude owner. Don’t go.

Rude owner. Really creepy junky place, not great selection, don’t shop here.

Had a sign on the door “call for inside shopping” called the number, the owner I assume told me somebody is in the store shopping at the moment, and that he’d call when it was my turn.... 3 hours later and i still haven’t received a call.

Excellent selection and variety. Great prices. A little hard to find at first but well worth the trip.

Its like our own Championship Vinyl in Raleigh (thankfully without Jack Black). Kirk is great. The collections are great. The prices are great. Its really hard to stop with only one or two selections.

The Krate is an amazing place. Not only do I go there for all my vinyl needs, the atmosphere creating by Adam, the owner, is unmatchable by any other place Ive been. Its a fun place to be, whether you are out to buy records or just to go hang out will good people. Ive met many friends there and I go as often as I can, even if it is just to hang out and talk.

Admittedly I dont know much about records, but got dragged here by friends. Their collection was very diverse and impressive. Owner seems like a nice guy. Good jams

Had a blast going in the past! Awesome store! Well organized and helpful service.

Horrible smell, gave me a headache for the rest of the day

Awesome store. Owner and the rest of the staff are very knowledgable and eager to help you find something your looking for. Very easy to talk to and more helpful than any other record store owner/employees Ive met in the past. They encourage record inspection before buying and will spin a record for you over speakers so you can actually hear. Very large used selection. Cozy little environment as well. Hard to find though. Its on the backside of the building its in. Really great store. wish there was something this good in Charlotte.

Coolest record store in town! Owner Kirk is very knowledgeable and has a huge selection with great prices. Definitely the place to shop!

Great selection, great prices, and the owner(s) are helpful and knowledgeable. Awesome place, thanks y’all!

This is by far the best record store in the Triangle area. Great vinyl, quirky coolness, and the owner, Kirk, is top-notch and knowledgeable. I frequent this place at least once a week.

Ive been shopping at The Krate for several months now. It is a hole in the wall, but the owner knows his music, loves his records, and it shows. Selection is great and theres always new stuff coming in. I have never left empty handed. Best record store in the RDU area without a doubt.

When traveling to Raleigh I always try to make time to stop in and check out the selection. Adam is always welcoming and the variety and quantity of records means im likely to find at least a few that need a new forever home.

Incredibly rude and impolite to my girlfriend and I. Unwelcoming

Unpretentious and fun place to pick through old vinyl. Priced very well, dude knows his vinyl. Interesting selection. Great place to shop. High recommend.

New, used, import, 45s, LPs, cassettes. Great selection. Multiple rooms loaded with stuff. If you like to loose track of time and dig through bins of records, this is your kind of place.

Great selection cool place deffeniylh vheck out if h lkke records ygeh also have used ps1 ps2 pse wii and ds games oh and of course cds

This place is a GEM! Incredible selection, cultural nostalgia, room after room is its own treasure chest. Great place to get lost in and enjoy good music.

Solid record selection and even picked up some older video games for great prices too. A little hard to find the first time, its located in the back of the same building as the K Elizabeth Salon

Its a nice hole is the wall place to shop for records. Not to much in the way of brand new music but a ton of old records. Prices are pretty good too. I will be stoping by again

Kirk is awesome! Great shop and great atmosphere. This is definitely a diggers paradise.

Great selection of new and used albums. Very nice owner, Adam, who knows his stuff and goes out of his way to help everyone.

Awesome record store,found a Surf Punks record from my drunken youth,owner is a Hep Kat with some very good platters. All kinds of good stuff in this store,I have added it to my rotation of record spots,will be back for sure...

I had high hopes based on other reviews. Well as soon as I walked in the owner was giving me a look like what you doing here. I felt he was watching me as if I would steal. Just that attitude alone is for me a reason never to come to this store again. Besides the records were not in great condition.

I found a bunch of great, eclectic, good-condition used vinyl here, all for very decent deals. It’s a cool and well-organized place to crate dig, and the owner is soft-spoken and friendly.

Large selection and really nice workers. I hope they can expand their place or tidy it up a little more.

It would thoroughly help if there was a listening station with headphones.

My first time there. I got some gems the prices are reasonably. They also have some cassettes and cds.

Best shop in Raleigh! Been a customer for years and drive all the way from Boone just to shop there!

Great selections of all kinds of vinyl.

One of my favorite records store, with a Hugh selection and real cheap prices. ...

Great knowledgeable owner and selection. Go visit if you are into vintage vinyl audiophile.

Great selection, better prices.

The best record shop in Raleigh.

Best record shop in town!!

The older gentleman working in there is ridiculous